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Highland Island 23 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cormack Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cormack Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Esposito stands up and waves to Calhoun to follow him.
Calhoun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Calhoun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Calhoun showed some decent athleticism there.
Esposito has hold of Calhoun's hands but Calhoun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Esposito regains full guard. Nicely done.
Esposito has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Calhoun doesn't defend quickly enough and Esposito has managed to lock this one up! Can Calhoun escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Esposito on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Santiago Esposito!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Frey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frey has chosen The Heat Is On by Glenn Frey as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glenn Frey!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koko, pushing him back against the cage.
Koko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koko is trying to push Frey away but Frey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenji Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko throws a big shot that misses.
Koko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koko throws a leg kick but Frey moved away.
Frey goes for a double leg but Koko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koko continues to drive forward.
Frey has his takedown stuffed
and Koko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frey dives in for a single leg takedown but Koko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kenji Koko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Frey.
Koko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frey.
Frey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Koko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Bear's Den in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frey scores with a three punch combo!
Koko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frey moves away.
Koko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frey tries a head kick but it misses.
Koko lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko throws a right hand that Frey ducks under and follows up with a left that Frey also avoids with ease.
Frey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Koko looks to land a body kick but Frey moved away.
Frey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Koko.
Koko misses with a body shot.
Koko lands with a hook. Frey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Koko.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koko.
A slow jab from Frey misses its intended target.
Frey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koko regains half guard there - taking advantage of Frey's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Koko is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko is refusing to be controlled, as Frey sits in half guard.
Koko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koko tries to get out of the position.
Frey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Frey is stalling here. Koko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Frey seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Koko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Koko decides to stand back up. Koko steps back and let's Frey get back to his feet.
Frey tries a head kick but it misses.
Koko misses the shot to the body.
Frey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Frey blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frey misses with a head kick.
It looked like Koko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good exchange - Frey coming out on top.
Koko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koko pushes Frey off and gets back to his feet.
Koko misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Koko misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koko.
Koko is looking to chop away at Frey's legs.
Koko misses with a double jab.
Koko is looking to wear down Frey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frey misses with a head kick.
Frey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frey throws a sloppy head kick and Koko moves out of range easily.
Koko throws a body kick that misses
enabling Frey to counter with a crisp jab.
Koko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frey moves out of range as Koko throws a body kick.
Frey closes the distance and pushes Koko back into the cage.
Koko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frey has him pressed against the cage.
Koko tries to circle away but Frey has him pinned against the cage.
Frey lands with a light punch inside.
Koko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frey has Koko pressed against the cage, preventing Koko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Frey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Koko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Frey throws a right and a left that Koko avoids nicely.
Frey misses with a looping left.
Frey checks a low kick from Koko.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Frey is defended easily by Koko.
Frey moves out of range as Koko throws a body kick.
Koko throws a leg kick
letting Frey counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Frey misses its intended target.
Frey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Frey avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Frey.
Koko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frey connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko dodges the punch combination from Frey.
Koko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Frey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frey lands with a light punch inside.
Koko misses with a punch on the inside.
Koko working hard to break the clinch.
Frey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koko misses with the combination.
Frey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koko slips a jab and a cross from Frey.
Koko lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko throws a body shot but no joy.
Frey misses with a series of wild punches.
Koko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koko looks to score with a jab to the body but Frey is just out of range.
Frey throws a series of punches but Koko moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Koko misses with a double jab.
Frey wants to counter the offense by Koko and move into the clinch position.
Koko throws a right hand that misses
and Frey counters with a stiff right hand.
Koko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frey's head.
Frey throws a lazy right hand but Koko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenji Koko is winning the standup battle so far.
Koko looks to land a right hand but Frey moved out of range.
Frey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kokos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frey can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Frey as he checks the leg kick.
Frey drops his hands momentarily and Koko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frey shapes to counter with a head kick.
Frey tries to clinch up but Koko circles away and keeps his distance.
Koko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Frey is rocked!
Frey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koko counters with a left to the body.
Frey is still on wobbly legs! Can Koko finish him?
Frey is breathing heavily.
Koko circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Frey tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Koko wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenji Koko!
An out of breath Kenji Koko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Enteng Kabisote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Fonseca acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Enteng Kabisote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felix Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabisote forces Fonseca back against the cage and clinches.
Fonseca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kabisote really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fonseca lands an elbow just above Kabisote 's eye.
Kabisote manages to break the clinch.
Fonseca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fonseca's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fonseca's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kabisote tries a head kick but it misses.
Fonseca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fonseca fakes the leg kick and cracks Kabisote in the body.
Kabisote rushes Fonseca and presses him up against the cage.
Fonseca breaks from the clinch.
Kabisote moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonseca tries to land a knee to the head but Kabisote blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kabisote lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fonseca working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fonseca.
Kabisote lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kabisote breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabisote drives through and clinches with Fonseca against the cage.
Fonseca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fonseca lands an elbow just above Kabisote 's eye.
Kabisote has Fonseca pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fonseca manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fonseca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fonseca lands a body punch.
Kabisote lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kabisote takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kabisote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonseca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Felix Fonseca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fonseca. That's going to slow Kabisote down.
Kabisote has closed the distance and engaged Fonseca in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kabisote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fonseca moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonseca landing knees to the body.
Fonseca scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabisote takes a shot to the head.
Fonseca blocks an elbow strike from Kabisote.
Fonseca avoiding damage as Kabisote throws knees to the body.
Kabisote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kabisote breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fonseca, right into the meat.
Fonseca connects with a high kick.
Kabisote fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fonseca, pushing him back against the cage.
Fonseca lands a nice elbow.
Fonseca lands a left hand.
Kabisote breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kabisote shoots and misses
and Fonseca counters with a huge head kick that drops Kabisote! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Fonseca!
An out of breath Felix Fonseca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paunov Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li has chosen Tai Chi master as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paunov Krum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Li!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li jabs at Krum's body.
Li listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krum lands a leg kick that knocks Li off balance momentarily.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Krum misses with a wild combination.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li scores with a shot to the side of Krum's head.
Krum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li lands a nice hook to Krum's body. Krum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krum gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li pushes Krum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
Li lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krum is rocked!
Li lands with a right to the head.
Oh Krum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Li scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li throws a big uppercut that drops Krum! More strikes from Li and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Krum lies dazed against the cage as Li celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Li!
After the fight, Danny Li was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Meese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitch Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georges Meese!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke takes one to the chin there.
Meese connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clarke tries to free his leg and advance position but Meese is retaining full guard.
Clarke drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Clarke seems to have locked his on tight now - Meese screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Clarke, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mitch Clarke!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Lovejoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Gustav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dion Lovejoy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovejoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustav.
Gustav is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovejoy. Gustav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovejoy misses with a shot to the body
and Gustav counters with a straight right hand.
Gustav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lovejoy's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lovejoy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lovejoy throws a jab when Gustav was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustav misses the target.
Lovejoy tries to counter with a clinch but Gustav shakes him off and moves away.
Gustav misses with a wild body shot.
Lovejoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lovejoy throws a head kick but Gustav moves out of range.
Lovejoy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lovejoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gustav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lovejoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lovejoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lovejoy slips a jab and a cross from Gustav.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovejoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovejoy.
Gustav went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gustav moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav lands a right hook to the body.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovejoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lovejoy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustav doesn't seem bothered though.
Lovejoy misses with a body shot.
Gustav checks a low kick from Lovejoy.
Gustav on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lovejoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gustav is breathing heavily.
Lovejoy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lovejoy tries a head kick but it misses.
Lovejoy loads up on a big right hand but Gustav slips the punch.
Gustav fails to land with a series of punches.
Gustav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovejoy manages to avoid it.
Gustav seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gustav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lovejoy.
Gustav avoids the head kick by Lovejoy.
Lovejoy ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustav misses with a kick to the body.
Dion Lovejoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovejoy throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Gustav tumbling to the canvas!
Lovejoy trying to control but Gustav is working from the bottom.
Lovejoy forces his way into half guard.
Gustav is looking for a sweep. Lovejoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lovejoy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lovejoy in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gustav tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lovejoy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dion Lovejoy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Timmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timmy Timmy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Timmy tries to clinch but Hanson moves out of range.
It looked like Hanson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Timmy.
Timmy has a takedown stuffed.
Timmy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Timmy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanson just leaning against Timmy, taking a breather.
Hanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Timmy is trying to drag Hanson to the mat but Hanson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Timmy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thomas Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy Timmy.
Timmy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Timmy or not.
Timmy looks winded!
Hanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timmys head.
Timmy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmy misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hanson pushes Timmy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timmy takes a shot to the head.
Hanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Timmy backwards.
Timmy letting Hanson take a breather here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hanson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hanson scores with a shoulder strike.
Timmy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Hanson presses Timmy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Hanson.
Timmy is rocked!
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timmy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanson finish him?
Timmy blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Timmy.
Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timmy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmy seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Timmy to his knees! Hanson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hanson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isailo Ljotic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Fibonacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fibonacci has chosen Con te partiro as his entrance music. Otto Fibonacci is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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193 lbs
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197 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isailo Ljotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto Fibonacci!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ljotic looks to land a body kick but Fibonacci moved away.
Ljotic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fibonacci manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ljotic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fibonacci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ljotic backwards.
Fibonacci is pressed up against the cage. Ljotic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fibonacci down to the mat. Fibonacci avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ljotic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fibonacci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ljotic wants to clinch up but Fibonacci keeps it at a distance.
Fibonacci misses with a body shot.
Ljotic tries for a takedown but Fibonacci circles away easily
and Ljotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ljotic wants to clinch.
Fibonacci looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ljotic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fibonacci connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isailo Ljotic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fibonacci stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljotic drops his hands momentarily and Fibonacci takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ljotic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ljotic shoots in for a takedown but Fibonacci shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fibonacci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ljotic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fibonacci manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fibonacci looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ljotic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fibonacci is looking to control Ljotic's arms but Ljotic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fibonacci has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fibonacci.
Ljotic is looking for a takedown.
Ljotic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fibonacci tries a body shot but Ljotic blocks it.
Fibonacci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Fibonacci there.
Ljotic tries to clinch up.
Fibonacci throws the left hand but Ljotic avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fibonacci slaps away a takedown attempt from Ljotic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ljotic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fibonacci throws an overhand right that lands on Ljotic's shoulder, as Ljotic tries to avoid the shot.
Ljotic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fibonacci sprawls well. Fibonacci wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ljotic gets slowly back to his feet.
Fibonacci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ljotic.
Ljotic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fibonacci keeps the fight on the outside.
Ljotic shoots in and bounces Fibonacci off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ljotic is looking to work some ground and pound but Fibonacci has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljotic chips away with some ground and pound.
Fibonacci really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ljotic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ljotic forces his way into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ljotic in particular looking to stall.
Ljotic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ljotic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fibonacci is trying to stand back up but Ljotic is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ljotic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fibonacci with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljotic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ljotic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ljotic moves into full mount! Fibonacci won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Ljotic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ljotic with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ljotic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ljotic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fibonacci hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fibonacci wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ljotic controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Ljotic.
Fibonacci is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Isailo Ljotic will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Ljotic with that takedown attempt.
Ljotic misses with a takedown attempt - Fibonacci sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ljotic slips under a jab from Fibonacci.
Ljotic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fibonacci.
Isailo Ljotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ljotic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Fibonacci. No joy for Ljotic on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isailo Ljotic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fibonacci lands a nice shot to the body.
Ljotic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fibonacci but Fibonacci pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Fibonacci as Ljotic shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fibonacci bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ljotic's head.
Isailo Ljotic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fibonacci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ljotic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fibonacci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fibonacci lands with a shot to the body.
Fibonacci scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fibonacci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fibonacci ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ljotic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fibonacci but Fibonacci pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ljotic moves in looking to clinch but Fibonacci pushes him off.
Fibonacci looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ljotic tries to clinch up.
Fibonacci throws out a loose jab but Ljotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ljotic wants to clinch up but Fibonacci keeps it at a distance.
Fibonacci cracks Ljotic with a good jab.
Fibonacci misses with a straight right.
Ljotic clinches up with Fibonacci and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljotic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fibonacci is looking to escape.
Ljotic working Fibonacci over with strikes.
Ljotic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ljotic controlling the pace.
Fibonacci is trying to stand back up but Ljotic is controlling him
Ljotic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fibonacci with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fibonacci is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ljotic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fibonacci is trying to stand back up but Ljotic is controlling him
Ljotic not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljotic prevents Fibonacci from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fibonacci can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ljotic works his way into full mount!
Ljotic lands with some strikes.
Fibonacci wants to get back to his feet.
Ljotic lands a heavy elbow.
Ljotic breaks from Fibonacci's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fibonacci wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ljotic working the ground and pound effectively.
Fibonacci is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fibonacci is bucking up trying to escape but Ljotic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ljotic landing strikes from the mount.
Fibonacci is still in real trouble! Can Ljotic finish him?
Fibonacci is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ljotic is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Fibonacci goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Ljotic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Isailo Ljotic!
A relieved looking Isailo Ljotic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Metso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Hilfiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ukko Metso has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ukko Metso seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ukko Metso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronny Hilfiger!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metso looking to score a takedown here. Hilfiger is defending well but Metso drives through and ends up in Hilfiger's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Metso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hilfiger has control of Metso's left arm, preventing Metso from doing any damage.
Metso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hilfiger wants to sweep but no luck.
Hilfiger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Metso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Metso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Metso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Hilfiger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hilfiger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metso landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Hilfiger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hilfiger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Metso scoring with punches and elbows.
Hilfiger struggling a bit here.
Metso controlling the position.
Hilfiger takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metso scoring with punches from side control.
Metso happy to just control the position for now.
Metso looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hilfiger takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Metso is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Metso's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metso looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hilfiger is avoiding damage well.
Metso controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Hilfiger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Metso lands some shots froms side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Metso's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Metso working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hilfiger is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Metso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Metso looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hilfiger is looking for a sweep.
Metso is working to tighten his grip on Hilfiger's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hilfiger has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Metso is really squeezing tight and eventually Hilfiger passes out! Metso breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ukko Metso!
Ukko Metso thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tapio Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Lesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapio Valo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Valo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stephen Lesley!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lesley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Valo throws a body shot but no joy.
Valo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valo misses with a looping right.
Valo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Valo tries to clinch but Lesley moves out of range.
Lesley is looking to slow Valo down with leg kicks.
Lesley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valo is trying to stall.
Lesley scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
Lesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesley backwards.
Valo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Valo.
Lesley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Valo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valo lands an uppercut.
Lesley blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesley scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
Lesley misses with the head strike.
Lesley tries to throw a body punch but Valo avoids it by throwing Lesley back against the cage.
Lesley lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lesley.
Lesley controlling the action here for a moment.
Valo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lesley.
Lesley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Lesley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lesley pushes Valo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lesley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valo is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesley working aggressively here.
Lesley misses with a punch on the inside.
Lesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lesley being controlled against the cage.
Lesley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lesley.
Valo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lesley is leaning against Valo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lesley fails to land.
Valo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valo working aggressively here.
Lesley looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Valo.
Lesley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valo's elbow.
Valo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesley backwards.
Lesley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesley digs a right hand underneath Valo's ribcage. Valo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesley blocks a low kick nicely.
Valo scores with a sloppy right hand. Lesley should have avoided that one.
Lesley rushes Valo and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lesley.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lesley.
Stalling in the clinch from Valo.
A short body shot lands from Valo as the two fighters clinch.
Lesley breaks the clinch.
Lesley doesn't manage to clinch there - Valo circles away.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesley avoids the body shot from Valo.
Lesley slips under a jab from Valo.
Valo blocks a head kick by Lesley.
Nice uppercut lands for Lesley. That snapped Valo's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lesley is rocked!
Valo lands an uppercut, right on the button! Lesley tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tapio Valo!
Tapio Valo retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Tapio Valo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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